Exams are finished!

Well, I survived! I gave eight final exams this year, and though I fretted and worried a lot earlier, now that it's done, it certainly didn't seem so bad at all. In fact, this year, I was much more on-the-ball and ready-to-go than I have been since the start of the NELP program. The last time I was this organized (meaning my work was actually finished!) was when I was teaching English Conversation back before the NELP program started.

The students did remarkably well. I'm particularly proud of all of them. My junior high first graders did very well on their first ever essay test. I'm also really proud of their performance on the oral communication listening test and the reading test.

My high school first graders did wonderfully on their test. It was a very difficult test, but they got through it, with good scores.

My junior high third graders showed some good improvement over their midterms.

And the junior high second graders? Parents, if you're reading this: I gave your children the most challenging tests ever. Please don't be surprised if their grades have fallen since last year. I was asked by a student to make a more difficult test, and against my better judgment, I did it.

However, next term, we're going back to MY test. I think I've proven that the previous tests were a better assessment of student abilities.

That said: the second graders did far better than they realize. I know they thought the test was impossible, but they really did quite well, considering the difficulty of the test, and I'm proud of all of them.

Date: 2008⁄07⁄08 16:43｜Permalink｜Author：nelp

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